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5.1.5 No Drill/No Weld Zones - BEV Do not drill the Side Impact Bars or Side
Energy Absorption Members
WARNINGS:
Do not undertake drilling*, welding, or Do not weld to the High Voltage Battery,
any other operation, in the red marked casing or cradle
zone in order to prevent damage to the
components placed underneath the oor, in Do not ground welding equipment to the
particular battery and high voltage system Battery, Battery Casing, or Battery Cradle
components. *Refer to: separate guidance
in Section 3.7.8 BEV Van Floor Drilling.
Floor No Drill/No Weld Zones - Chassis Cab

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5.1.6 BEV Van Floor Drilling

Whilst it is recommended that no drilling is
undertaken in the marked zones in Section 5.1.5,
some limited drilling and xing is permissable on the
cargo oor area of the BEV Van variant; providing the
following guidelines are explicitly followed:

It is STRONGLY recommended that E-Transit Van

CAD is obtained for uptter use to understand vehicle
component placement/location of High/Low voltage
wire harness routing, coolant line routing, hydraulic
brake line routing, rear drive unit placement, etc. CAD
• Fasteners (and/or alternative fastening method)
can be obtained from Ford Body Builder Advisory
Service by submitting a helpdesk ticket https:// extending below the oor of the vehicle shall
fordbbashelpdesk.kayako.com/Tickets/Submit have 2.0” [50.8mm] MINIMUM CLEARANCE to
any surrounding High/Low Voltage wiring and/
Figures C and D show a marked area on the MWB/ or coolant line routing and/or hydraulic brake line
LWB Van Cargo Area Floor that indicates the paths of routing to prevent any damage/chang. (Figure B)
Low/High Voltage Cables, Coolant Lines, Brake Lines
and the location of the Battery/Cradle and Electric
Drive Assembly. It is strongly recommended that
no drilling or xing should take place within this
area.

Take precautions when undertaking drilling, or any

other operation, a of B-Pillar in order to prevent
damage to any components under the Van oor. HV
grounding points in the vehicle are not to be touched:
• When adding holes/fasteners to the oor of the
vehicle to secure upts, consideration must be
given to all components below the oor.
• It is strongly recommended that drill-depth stop NOTE: Re-paint metal edges aer cutting or drilling.
be used. Drill stop depth shall not exceed 1.0” All metal edges must comply with exterior and interior
[25.4mm] MAXIMUM DEPTH protection requirements.
• Fasteners (including PlusNut® or equivalent)
extending below the oor of the vehicle shall not NOTE: All xings through the oor, sides or roof must
be sealed.
exceed 1.0” [25.4mm] MAXIMUM DEPTH (Figure
A)
Refer to:
5.1.1 Body Structures - General Info
5.13 Corrosion Prevention

Precautionary Drill Zones: MWB Van Cargo Area Floor

Figure C

Color Key
High Voltage Cables Brake Lines
Low Voltage Cables Coolant Lines

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